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When the Leaf Cutting Ant Army and the Divine Envoy King Army split up to fill the road, the artillery unit behind finally arrived.

The protagonist asks to unload these mung bean cannons and millet cannons carried by medium-sized beetle camels to the middle lane and arrange an artillery position.

The artillery positions were much higher than usual, and although the temporary quagmire in the spring blocked the way for the army to go north, it also made it impossible for the enemy to touch and attack the artillery positions, which was both advantageous and disadvantageous.

When the Leaf Cutters were the first to fill in the path through the swamp, their troops began to advance along the road and engage in a battle for the beach.

The right army of the Red Fire Ant Army also came up and fought with the Leafcutter Ant Army at the bridge head on the edge of the swamp.

Because of the narrow road, after the leafcutter ant warriors passed the road, they did not have time to form a formation, and they had to fight with the Red Fire Ant Army, which was waiting for the battle, and the troops behind could not deploy support, and fell into a disadvantage during the battle, and it was difficult to open the gap.

If the front cannot be broken through, it will be even more difficult for the troops behind to enter the battle through narrow roads, and they will all be huddled together.

The commander of the Leafcutter Ant Army also noticed this, and kept driving the soldiers forward, even crawling on top of the other ants.

At the end of the road, many leafcutter warriors jumped directly into the muddy water, trudging through the mud to attack north. Most of the mud swamps near the shore are shallow, and the ants are able to barely get through. But there are also some leafcutter ants that quickly become trapped in the muddy water that submerges the air holes and die.

Just as the attack of the Leaf Cutter Army is stalemate, the protagonist orders the artillery unit to provide support, and the 16 guns immediately start firing. The first round of volleys immediately set off a blood mist in the dense Red Fire Ant Army formation.

The artillery of the Divine Envoy King's army did not use the iron bullets they carried, and the ammunition base they carried with the army was not much, so they had to use it sparingly. The enemy was just across the swamp not far away, and there was a lot of sand at the foot of the artillery position, so the soldiers used a large amount of sand as a shotgun and filled it into the muzzle.

When the dense sand and gravel shotgun fired, it was like a black cloud roaring towards the enemy formation, and the piercing sound of breaking the air was like countless flying locusts passing by. In an instant, the enemy army was already scattered, and even a few of the leafcutter ant warriors who were close were covered by shells that could not distinguish between the enemy and us, and there were some accidental injuries.

The three-digit casualties in an instant made the formation of the Red Fire Ant Army shake a little, especially the Japanese Black Brown Ant Warriors, who have always been timid, many of them tried to flee. The Red Fire Ant Warriors who oversaw the battle killed some of the deserters before they were able to stabilize their formation.

At this time, the leaf-cutting ant army seized the opportunity to rush forward, and finally occupied a small bridgehead, and a steady stream of troops drove down the temporary road and engaged in fierce hand-to-hand combat.

Artillery fire began to extend into the distance, focusing on the middle and rear of the enemy to avoid accidentally injuring friendly troops fighting in the front.

At this time, the path of the Divine Envoy King Legion was also opened, and the elite Divine Envoy King soldiers crossed the swamp with murderous spirit, fighting with the Chinese Left Army on the front line of the Red Fire Ant Army.

Although there was artillery support, in order to facilitate the long-distance march, the Divine Envoy King's army only carried 6 mung bean cannons and 6 millet cannons, and the fire density was not enough to destroy the enemy's fighting spirit.

The Red Fire Ant Army is indeed tenacious, they braved artillery fire, blocked several bridgeheads, and resolutely did not retreat. Their commanders also realized that once they retreated, they would no longer be able to stop the enemy's advance.

On the side of the leaf-cutting ant army, the beachhead that was finally obtained was pressed back little by little by the counterattack of the red fire ant army, and the red fire ant warrior personally formed an elite commando team and threw it into the counterattack.

On the side of the Divine Envoy King's army, the results were much better, but they were also dragged on the beachhead by the enemy regardless of casualties, and the corpses were piled up in a thick layer, but it was difficult to advance an inch.

The protagonist decides to break the deadlock by throwing in tank troops, and the stag armor commandos and the double-pronged rhino beetle fire support team step into the mud and advance towards the opposite bank in a cloud of mud.

The deepest part of the swamp can kill ants, but it can't trap the huge beetles.

The beetles slowly but surely advanced through the mire, with the fire support team of the double-pronged rhinoceros beetles behind, firing artillery support as they advanced, and the stag armor commandos in front and joining the battle after wading in vain.

The participation of the tank troops doubled the pressure on the Red Fire Ant Army, and they were almost broken through the defense line by a wave of spade armor.

However, after the stubborn counterattack of the Red Fire Ant warriors regardless of casualties and the involvement of reserves, the battle line was finally stabilized, and the tank troops of the Divine Envoy King Legion also suffered casualties.

These red fire ants were extremely tenacious in the battle for the restoration of the country, and they even killed the accompanying infantry of a certain tank unit at one point, rushed to the back of a spade armor, and killed the beast and the male ant commander above.

When the Red Fire Ant Army is put into reserve, the offensive of the tank troops is completely broken up by the enemy's thick formation, and in order to avoid unnecessary casualties, the protagonist can only withdraw his troops.

The tank troops all returned in vain, and the ordinary troops of the Leaf Cutting Ant Army and the Divine Envoy King Legion were even more unable to make a decisive breakthrough.

The terrain of this quagmire is too easy to defend and difficult to attack, and when the Red Fire Ant Army does not retreat, even if it is brave and good at fighting like a god king warrior, it can only fall into stalemate and attrition, and there is no sign of victory in a short time.

The commander of the Leafcutter Ant Army sent a messenger to discuss countermeasures with the protagonist, and the other party also saw very clearly that if this line of defense could not be broken through as soon as possible, [Kitamatsujo] would probably not be able to hold out for two days.

Since the day before yesterday, there has been no messenger from [North Pine City] to deliver the news, indicating that it has been completely surrounded and in danger.

If the siege of [North Pine City] cannot be resolved, there will be no point in the Leaf Cutting Ant Army and the Divine Envoy King's Legion advancing lightly. Once [North Songcheng] is lost, in the north, the two armies will no longer have a suitable base to rely on, so they can only retreat all the way, at least to the central region, so that they can have a suitable nest as a defensive support.

Although the protagonist previously suggested that the Leafcutter Ant Country abandon the northern border and deploy defenses in the rear, now the frontline materials of the Leafcutter Ant Army are all hoarded in [North Pine City], and the central region is not ready for war at all, and it will only be self-defeating to rush to implement the original plan of the protagonist.

So now, the Leaf Cutting Ant Army and the Divine Envoy King Army can only continue to attack hard, hoping to break this line of defense as soon as possible.

The protagonist takes measures, and the tank unit has just withdrawn and has not rested for a while, and is sent to the south, while there is also a regiment of infantry passing.

The protagonist orders them to find another suitable spot, where the tank unit will help the infantry cross the quagmire, and then together they will make a detour to the rear of the enemy flank to attack.

However, such a sneak attack is not easy, in addition to the mire, the Red Fire Ant Army is also guarding against attacks from other directions, and there are a small number of scouts patrolling the other side of the mire.